Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society, Maui, Hawaii, May 6–10, 2006.

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This article was based on research conducted by the Duke Evidence-Based Practice Center under contract to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (Contract 290-02-0025), Rockville, MD, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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The authors of this article are responsible for its contents. No statement in this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Publication History

Issue online: 8 NOV 2006

Version of Record online: 12 OCT 2006

Manuscript Accepted: 25 AUG 2006

Manuscript Revised: 24 AUG 2006

Manuscript Received: 29 JUN 2006

Funded by

Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Research Career Award

Institute of Medicine. Assessing the Quality of Cancer Care: An Approach to Measurement in Georgia. Committee on Assessing Improvements in Cancer Care in Georgia. National Cancer Policy Board. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2005.